Playing-cards.



F. POOLE.

PLAYING CARDS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2, 1912.

Patented June 30, 1914:.

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FRED POOLE, OF JEWELL CITY, KANSAS.

PLAYING-CARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1914:.

Application filed. August 2, 1912. Serial No. 712,963.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED POOLE, citizen of the United States, residing at Jewell City, in the county of Jewell and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Playing- Cards, of which the following is a specification, ref erence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to card games, and has special reference to a game which is amusing in its na ture, and has for its object the production of a card game.

Other objects of the present game appear throughout the following specification and claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 designates the crown card. Fig. 2 designates the heart card. Fig. 3 designates the eagle card. Fig. t designates the highest card known as Fritz. Fig. 5 designates the game card. Fig. 6 designates the game card used. in a separate pack having a whole-spot thereon. Fig. 7 is a view of the two-spot card. Fig. 8 is a view of the eight-spot card. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of the half-spot game card. Fig. 10' is a fragmentary view of the live-spot card.

In playing the game a pack of cards is provided as set forth upon the drawing, and this pack is divided into SlX books of ten cards each. Each book of cards consists of seven spot cards numbered from two to eight inclusive, and three face cards similar to each spot to be known as the eagle, heart, and crown cards. The books are distinguished from each other by having the first book provided with a spot with a quarter of a circle printed in red, the next book pro vided with a half circle spot printed in red, and the third book provided with a whole circle printed in red. The other three books are distinguished from each other by having the quarter half, and whole circle printed in blue, whereby the different books may be readily distinguished from each other. Of course, it should be understood that any desired color may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. Three game cards are also employed in connection with the present game containing the head cards of the game, as illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, and 9. These game cards are distinguished by a black spot, one spot being a quarter of a circle, the other spot a half circle, and the third spot being a whole circle. One extra card known as Fritz is also employed when playing the game, which card is the card of the highest value. From the foregoing description it will be seen that each book contains seven spotcards and three-face cards such as the eagle, crown, and heart. The spot-cards number from two to eight inclusive, and by employing six books of the cards above specified, together with the three game cards and the one extra card known as Fritz, it will be seen that the cards in the trick will number sixty-four. In playing the game the yalue of the different cards will be as folows:-

Fritz 20 Whole-spot game 15 Half-spot game 12 Quarter-spot game 10 Whole-spot crown 5 "Whole-spot eagle 3 Whole-spot heart 1 l Vhole eight-spot 8 The quarter and half spots count the same as the whole spots in each pack, as the half and quarter spots are merely used to distinguish between the different books. The cards containing less than eight spots do not have any value. In playing the game, the cards are shuffled together and each player is given eight cards. One player then leads the game by placing a card upon the table, and then the remaining players play in succession either from the right or from the left according to the direction which may be most desired. After each player has had a turn to play his card, the person playing the highest card will get the trick, and. so on until all the cards are played. Then each player counts his cards, and the one obtaining the most points is considered the winner of the game. Of course, the object during the game is also to play the highest card possible which the player may have in his hand in order to be able to obtain the pack which. has been played.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that a very amusing game has been produced whereby the players by the constant handling of the cards may become acquainted with the different symbols appearing thereon so as to readily distinguish between the cards, and at the same time, it will be seen that owing to the different values of the cards and the combinations of the values Which may be in one of the players possession, the game Will assist the players in teaching them to quickly calculate the varying values of the difierent cards.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, is p A deck of playing cards comprising six books of ten cards each, each book consisting of seven cards designated by spots and consecutively numbered and three cards des' ignated by symbols and spots, the books being distinguished from each other by spots of dilierent shapes and coloring the spots differently; three game cards designated by symbols and spots, the spots being different in shape and colored different from the cards of the books, the three kinds of spots on the game cards being of the same shape as the three kinds of spots on the books, and a joker.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRED PGOLE. Witnesses:

H. R. GRooME, GEO. C. PEoK.

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